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to get rid of as useless or unwanted
just jettison that plan, because we know it won't work
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Recent Examples of jettisoned
John Romano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
That’s why Glenn jettisoned half his coaching staff and brought in more experienced coaches to help a roster that was the second youngest in the league last year.
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Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2026
Five jettisoned from Arguijo-Mejia’s apartment, through his door, through the hallway wall, with three blasting into Ojeda’s kitchen.
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Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
6 June 2026
Scary Movie 5 jettisoned most of that, keeping only Zucker and screenwriter Pat Proft on the writing team and tapping Scary Movie 3 stars Simon Rex and Charlie Sheen for new roles.
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Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 June 2026
They are made up of a top plate and a heat shield, which is jettisoned before splashdown.
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Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
Yes, this feels like a knee-jerk reaction to wonder if an All-NBA Third Team, All-Defense First Team, Defensive Player of the Year runner-up and 24-year-old big man needs to be jettisoned.
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Zach Harper,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
Hill, jettisoned too late in the season to find a competitive seat, was stuck with the underfunded Arrows team.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
Tremayne, Moore, Horn and Chisena are all legitimate NFL players and at least two of them will be jettisoned before the cut deadline.
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Mike Kaye
updated May 20,
Charlotte Observer,
20 May 2026
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Of the 1,982 plate appearances by outfielders last season, the Rays jettisoned about 75% of that workforce.
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John Romano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
That’s why Glenn jettisoned half his coaching staff and brought in more experienced coaches to help a roster that was the second youngest in the league last year.
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Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2026
Five jettisoned from Arguijo-Mejia’s apartment, through his door, through the hallway wall, with three blasting into Ojeda’s kitchen.
—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
6 June 2026
Scary Movie 5 jettisoned most of that, keeping only Zucker and screenwriter Pat Proft on the writing team and tapping Scary Movie 3 stars Simon Rex and Charlie Sheen for new roles.
—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 June 2026
They are made up of a top plate and a heat shield, which is jettisoned before splashdown.
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Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
Yes, this feels like a knee-jerk reaction to wonder if an All-NBA Third Team, All-Defense First Team, Defensive Player of the Year runner-up and 24-year-old big man needs to be jettisoned.
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Zach Harper,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
Hill, jettisoned too late in the season to find a competitive seat, was stuck with the underfunded Arrows team.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
Tremayne, Moore, Horn and Chisena are all legitimate NFL players and at least two of them will be jettisoned before the cut deadline.
—
Mike Kaye
updated May 20,
Charlotte Observer,
20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jettisoned
Adjective
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In another development, researchers in the US developed a new method that could turn discarded data center hardware into a reliable, eco-friendly source of rare earths and valuable metals.
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The penalties vary based on factors such as how much trash was dumped and the type of offense.
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The public has voted for its two favorite dumped Casa Islanders to return to the villa — at which point Amora and Carl leap out of giant prop cakes on either side of the stage.
Adjective
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Plots littered with junked trunks, empty skid tanks, the rib cages of hoop houses picked clean.
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The lot was filled with junked cars, equipment and garbage, the report shows.
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Starmer ditched some of his predecessor’s more left-wing policies and apologized for antisemitism that an internal investigation concluded had been allowed to spread under Corbyn.
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Seminole commissioners are furious that Lynx wants to hike costs for its mass transit service — even after the county ditched most of its bus routes last January due to a lack of riders.
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On Tuesday, investors unloaded at least some of their holdings in these stocks.
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Following the news that Major League Baseball stated that members of the San Francisco Giants violated the league's rules by writing Bible verses on their pride hats, Dan Dakich unloaded on the league.
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Foundation board treasurer Mark Rahman, a volunteer with the National Alliance on Mental Illness Tri Valley who also lost a child to suicide, supports Alan's parents' mission to bring good from their grief.
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Having lost to Mexico in the tournament's opening game and then drawn with Czechia, South Africa came into this game at the foot of the table.
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“Jettisoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jettisoned. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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